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This article comes across as a bunch of complete utter horseshi* BS. Brady supposedly had quarterback coaches/training as far back as high school if not before then. No doubt training is marginally better now but very marginally better. Players probably started first going to QB schools in 70's or 80's.
The bigger difference and its a huge difference is QB's and wide receivers are no longer getting absolutely pummeled by defenders like they were before the 90's....even in the past 10 years as Brady has alluded to the rules have gotten softer. Rule changes have favored scoring and protecting players which favors the QB.
I have Brady as the GOAT since I honestly believe it. The guy is underrated and not overrated but at the time if the rules were the same as the 60's and even 70's, even Joe Montana's career wouldn't have been as long. Brady wouldn't be playing at 44 with the NFL rules of the 50's. No qb or receiver would unless they want to be hospitalized. Over time, rules have favored keeping players, specifically QB's and wide receivers, healthy.
At one point, players couldn't avoid hits by sliding. At one point, horse collars were completely legal and bringing players down by their face masks was legal. While some of those rules changed quickly, for decades defenders were allowed to INJURE players on purpose by just breaking bones and inflicting massive pain.
I am not exaggerating here. My father if he wanted to wasn't far off from making the NFL. He was probably fast enough and even scrimmaged against players on an NFL team and did well. He had friends in the league including one that made the HOF. Back then besides being athletic enough, you needed to be half crazy since you were inevitably going to get a serious injury if you stayed in the league long enough, pay wasn't that great and medical technology wasn't very good at repairing the inevitable injuries.
That type of defense from 50's to even early 90's, makes the touchdown pass that Mac Jones threw to a receiver this past weekend with two players nearby less likely. In the past, the defense may have tried to take the receivers head off or just smashed him in the back with the crown of the helmet as the best way to defend one of his touchdown passes.
Tougher to focus on extreme accuracy in that environment when you are first focused on survival. And receivers can run less "precise" routes when they are legitimately afraid of being killed on the field.
Mobile qb's have been apart of the entire history of the NFL and black mobile QB's have been a big part of the league since the 1990's. Increased success in regular season at least has more to do with rule changes than anything else.
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